Global Procurement Manager (Supervisory)

Manager Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership to the Buyer to ensure all company goals and objectives are met.
• Provide clear vision, roles and responsibilities for team members and regularly evaluate employee performance against such.
• Direct supervision responsibilities of team members.
  • Recruits, interviews, hires, trains, evaluates, directs, and manages new and current team members.  
  • Oversees the daily workflow and assignments.
  • Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.  
  • Handles discipline of employees in accordance with company policy.  
  • Organizes and oversees the schedule of production and work of assigned staff.
• Communicate and lead corrective actions and changes needed to improve operations and performance.
• Works with the supply chain team in the effort to drive company OTIF (on-time and in-full) metrics.

Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Maintain knowledge of the market, in addition to current prices and fair rates for goods.  
• Manage supplier relationships and identify partnership potential aligned with Inolex’s values.  
• Monitor, review and analyze bids and quotes with suppliers, including the negotiation of service agreements and contracts.  
• Lead responsible sourcing initiative from the supply chain vantage point.    
• Solve for single sourced raw materials by securing multiple sources for each key raw material.  
• Manage spend for Inolex’s purchased raws and finished good ingredients ensuring optimal economics and compliance to Inolex standards.
• Maintain company budget and streamline costs.
• Plan policies and procedures for efficiently, honestly, economically, and productively purchasing goods for supply chain production and operation.
• Establish essential guidelines for approving purchase orders, set purchasing policies, budget for materials and continuously consider stock requirements.  
• Review invoices for accuracy and work with suppliers to resolve any discrepancies.
• Coordinate buy vs make plan with Supply Chain and Operations management to ensure optimized supply and operational utilization.
• Develop sourcing and buy strategy for raw material and purchased ingredients in collaboration with planning and contract manufacturing management.  
• Other job duties as assigned by management.